W-B man jailed on child rape charges makes bail

Angel Roman Gonzalez, 86, posted $30,000 bail through a bail bond company on Thursday after being jailed on charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child and child rape.

Police sought Gonzalez of 212 Academy St., Wilkes-Barre, in May on a warrant for those crimes as well as indecent sexual assault of a person younger than 13, corruption of minors and endangering the welfare of children.

He is under house arrest as part of his bail conditions. A representative form the bail bond company will also contact him daily and he can’t contact the victim, witnesses or the victim’s family or have unsupervised contact with minors. He is allowed out to go to doctor’s appointments.

Gonzalez’s next court date is 9:30 a.m. Sept. 12.

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